GASTON, Athelston, a Representative from Pennsylvania;
born in Castile, Wyoming County, N.Y., April 24, 1838;
moved with his parents to Crawford County, Pa., in 1854;
attended the common schools;
engaged in agricultural pursuits until 1873, when he became a dealer in and manufacturer of lumber;
mayor of Meadville, Pa., 1891-1895;
elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1899-March 3, 1901);
unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1900 to the Fifty-seventh Congress;
resumed the lumber business;
killed while on a hunting trip along Lake Edward in northern Quebec, Canada, September 23, 1907;
interment in Greendale Cemetery, Meadville, Pa.